Redwood City · Licensed family home
Yimin Zhou Family Child Care
- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 14 children.
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What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since November 2022.
Of the 99 Bay Area family homes with 3 licensing inspections, 29% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this home did. 3% had rules cited at all 3, 54% at none.
Licensing inspections
Jul 12, 20247 citations
“(g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. 1. The licensee shall document the drills, including the date and time of each drill. This documentation shall kept at the family child care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(g)(9)(A)1
“(a) The licensee shall be present in the home and shall ensure that children in care are supervised at all times. When circumstances require the licensee to be temporarily absent from the home, the licensee shall arrange for a substitute adult to care for and supervise the children during his/her absence. Temporary absences shall not exceed 20 percent of the hours that the facility is providing care per day. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(a)
“The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: The provider shall physically check on the infant every 15 minutes. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(j)(1)
“(d) All personnel records shall be maintained at the child care home and shall be available to the licensing agency for review. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102416.1(d)
3 more from this inspection
“(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a family day care home if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1597.622(a)(1)
“(8) Each family child care home shall have a current roster of children as specified in Health and Safety Code Section 1596.841. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102417(g)(8)
“An Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] shall be completed for each infant up to 12 months of age the provider has in care and included in the infant's file at the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 102425(c)
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 21, 2024
- On file
- 3 visits since November 2022 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 7 findings
Licensing visit · July 12, 2024
CCR 102417(g)(9)(A)1 · Type B
(g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. 1. The licensee shall document the drills, including the date and time of each drill. This documentation shall kept at the family child care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102417(a) · Type B
(a) The licensee shall be present in the home and shall ensure that children in care are supervised at all times. When circumstances require the licensee to be temporarily absent from the home, the licensee shall arrange for a substitute adult to care for and supervise the children during his/her absence. Temporary absences shall not exceed 20 percent of the hours that the facility is providing care per day. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102425(j)(1) · Type B
The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: The provider shall physically check on the infant every 15 minutes. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102416.1(d) · Type B
(d) All personnel records shall be maintained at the child care home and shall be available to the licensing agency for review. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
HSC 1597.622(a)(1) · Type B
(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a family day care home if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102417(g)(8) · Type B
(8) Each family child care home shall have a current roster of children as specified in Health and Safety Code Section 1596.841. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 102425(c) · Type B
An Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] shall be completed for each infant up to 12 months of age the provider has in care and included in the infant's file at the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Area
- Redwood City, 94065
- License
- 414004959, active
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All checked July 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
Full-size means licensed for 14 children, the most any Bay Area family home holds; 442 of Bay Area’s 466 licensed family homes are. Small is 10 to 13.